Cities of Hunger - Urban Malnutrition in Developing Countries

Politics & Social Sciences

Crook, Nigel

Pryer, Jane

Politics & Government

Oxfam Publishing

Written for both livestock specialists and development workers who have no formal training in animal production, this work explains the theory of goat-keeping and how it can be used to design simple and cheap improvements in the nutrition, health and breeding management of small or large flocks.

IMPROVING GOAT PRODUCTN TROPICS(hb

Engineering & Transportation

Peacock, Christie

Engineering

This manual is a unique resource for gender and development trainers which draws on the work of gender trainers all over the world. It offers field-tested training activities and handouts, drawn from a wide range of sources and shaped into a coherent training programme. This edition is a three volume set.

Manual de Capacitacion en Genero de Oxfam: Edicion adaptada para American Latina y el Caribe (This series will be of interest to students, ... in the current debate.) (Spanish Edition)

Williams, Suzanne

Seed, Janet

Mwau, Adelina

Social Sciences

Where There is No Vet is more than just a book on first aid for animals. It aims to help people keep their animals healthy. It covers a wide range of topics that affect the health of livestock, from diarrhea to rinderpest, from helpful traditional remedies to the uses of modern medicines and vaccines. It includes advice on the care, feeding and handling of animals. By describing the signs of disease to look for, it helps readers to work out what is wrong with an animal and then tells them what to do about it. Special emphasis is placed on preventing and controlling diseases and problems. The book covers routine treatments, assisting births and dealing with emergencies and simple operations. Not only does it help readers realize what they can do for their own animals, it also helps them recognize which problems need assistance from experienced vets or skilled workers. The book deals with cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep, pigs, horses, donkeys and camels. It also describes some important problems of dogs, rabbits and poultry. The book is essential for anyone who keeps animals and for people who help advise or teach others who keep animals: · The farmer who lives far from a vet. It explains in simple words and drawings what can be done to prevent, recognize, and treat many common sicknesses. · The teacher in a rural school. The book gives guidelines for teaching other people about animal health and will be useful in the teaching of agricultural science. · The NGO worker or agricultural extension worker who advises farmers on how to look after animals. · The vet assistant or other skilled worker who advises others on how to look after their animals. The book explains which medicines or treatments are most useful for specific sicknesses and warns against any which are useless or dangerous. Published by Oxfam in association with Macmillan and CTA.

Where There Is No Vet

Science & Math

Forse, Bill

Agricultural Sciences

This book considers the process of impact assessment and shows how and why it needs to be integrated into all stages of development programs - from planning to evaluation. Its basic premise is that impact assessment should not refer to the immediate outputs of a project or program, but to any lasting or significant changes that it brought about.From a theoretical overview, the book moves on to discuss the design of impact-assessment processes and a range of tools and methods, before illustrating its use in development, in emergencies, and in advocacy work. It ends by exploring ways in which different organizations have attempted to instititutionalize impact-assessment processes and the challenges they have faced in doing so.In-depth case studies by partner organizations of Oxfam and Novib as well as by some Oxfam staff show how a variety of approaches to impact assessment - qualitative, quantitative, and participatory - in a range of situations from large-scale integrated development programs to projects involving only one community. These include impact studies undertaken by BRAC and PROSHIKA in Bangladesh, the evaluation of a post-conflict rehabilitation program in El Salvador, a long-term study of the effectiveness of environmental projects in Zimbabwe, and a retrospective review of a neighborhood project in the UK.

Impact Assessment for Development Agencies: Learning to Value Change (Oxfam Development Guidelines)

Roche, Chris

Oxfam's step-by-step guide to basic accounting and financial management techniques was originally published in 1992. In this newly updated edition, each chapter contains training materials which may be used either with groups or for individual self-instruction. The book is written in a clear and accessible style, aiming to build up expertise systematically through examples and case-studies. The text is suitable for learners whose command of English is limited: the activities and exercises use multiple-choice and group-discussion formats, avoiding the need for long written answers. Solutions are provided for all the activities.

Basic Accounting for Small Groups: With Exercises for Individual and Group Learning (Oxfam Skills and Practice Series)

Computers & Technology

Cammack, John

Programming

Following the world-wide success of the first edition of The Sphere Handbook, this new second edition is the result of feedback from current users and from training workshops, with revisions from a focal group of representatives from major organisations. Key changes include:· addition of an entirely new section on Food security · revisions from a cross-cutting review on Gender, Children, Elderly, Disabled, Environment, HIV/AIDS, Protection· updated and refined qualitative and quantitative indicators· expanded introduction and development of common standards · clearer cross-referencing and more concise, user-friendly textThe new edition will be in the same handy A5 format and structure, with a new CD-ROM featuring the full text.

The Sphere Handbook 2004 (French version): Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere Project Series)

The Sphere Project

Sociology

The Sphere Handbook 2004: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Russian Edition)

The twenty-first century will be defined by the fight against the scourges of poverty, inequality, and the threat of environmental collapse–as the fight against slavery or for universal suffrage defined earlier eras. From Poverty to Power argues that to break the cycle of poverty and inequality and to give poor people power over their own destinies a radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets is required. The two driving forces behind such a transformation are active citizens and effective states. Why active citizenship? Because people living in poverty must have a voice in deciding their own destiny, fighting for rights and justice in their own society, and holding states and the private sector to account. Why effective states? Because history shows that no country has prospered without a state structure than can actively manage the development process. There is now an added urgency beyond the moral case for tackling poverty and inequality, we need to build a secure, fair, and sustainable world before climate change makes it impossible. This book argues that there is still time, provided leaders, organizations, and individuals act. Starting today…

From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States Can Change the World

Business & Money

Duncan Green

Economics

The HAP Standard is the first certifiable standard to be developed which measures humanitarian accountability and quality management. This official Standard has been developed by the sector, for the sector, and enables the creation of a management system to implement relevant practices, codes, humanitarian principles, and internal missions.This guide and its accompanying CD-ROM will provide managers working in development with everything they need to know about the Standard, the certification process, and implementing the Standard. Practical and accessible, the guide will help ensure that achieving certification is an achievable goal for both large and small agencies.

A Guide to the HAP Standard: Humanitarian Accountability and Quality Management

Humanitarian Accountability Partnership

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